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ABOUT US

The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind (VMSB) – established in 1902 – is an institution dedicated to creating a bright and sustainable future for visually impaired boys through holistic education, skill development and self-empowerment.

With support from patrons like you, the school offers its students – most of who are from low-income families – free of cost education up to class VII; a range of vocation-based training programmes such as computer operations and massage therapy; extra-curricular activities like training in music, handicrafts and sports; and boarding and lodging.

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Programs Open to All

As part of our vision to empower differently abled individuals to take their place in society as confident, productive citizens, VMSB offers vocational training programmes and facilities that enable students and adults to stand on their feet and create a brighter future for themselves.

These occupational training programmes are offered within the school premises and are available not only for the residential students but also to any individual with visual impairment.

Our various centres offering these programmes and facilities include:

  • The VMS-Radha Subrahmanian Centre for Computer Education
  • The VMS Navnit Shah Library and Resource Centre
  • The Massage Therapy Training Centre
  • Competitive Coaching Classes
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Beyond Academics

Drawing on more than 100 years of experience in nurturing differently-abled students into independent individuals, our curriculum focuses not only on education but also on strengthening the overall development of each and every student. Our students enjoy a range of extra-curricular activities like music, handicrafts creation, sports and gymnastics, to name a few. Through the years, we have often seen these childhood passions turn into a vocation, opening up an avenue for a productive, satisfying life.

Some of the activities enjoyed by the students include:

  • Sports
  • Excursions / Events

  • Art and handicrafts
  • Music
  • Advanced Therapy sessions for students with special needs (offered at The VMS Learning Centre)
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CONFERENCE ROOMS FOR HIRE

Support education for visually impaired children by utilising our conference facilities

Plan your next conference, workshop or board meeting in a venue that blends the grandeur of a historic era with contemporary comfort. The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind’s Standard Chartered Conference Rooms offer 3 spacious, air-conditioned conference halls in the unique setting of a heritage structure and green lawns. Companies like AlkylAmines Chemicals Limited, Onward Technologies, Raychem RPG and Tata Starbucks are some of our patrons who support the education of children with visual impairment and special needs by hiring our conference facilities.

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OUR RICH HERITAGE

On 14 February 1902, a group of eminent citizens met in the hall of the Bombay Municipal Corporation to decide how to best utilise the Victoria Memorial Fund – an amount of ₹ 253,800, collected through public contributions – to perpetuate the memory of Queen Victoria, then Empress of India.

This was the birth of The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind.

The rich history of the school was carved by its first trustees – Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, Sir Bhalchandra Krishna Bhatavadekar, The Hon. Mr. S. Rebsch, Hon. Mr. Ibrahim Rahimtoola, Sir Sassoon Jacob David and has been nurtured over the years by honourable visionaries like Mr. K N Jussawalla, Mr. J.B. Petit, Mr. Vijay Merchant, Mr. R. P. Masani, Mr. Madhavjee D Thackersey and Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, to name a few.

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Our Vision

To encourage, nurture and develop differently abled individuals; to empower them to take their place in the world as confident, productive adults.

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The Trustees

The Hon. Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay: Ex- Officio Chairperson

Mr. Madhav L. Apte: Vice-Chairperson/Trustee

Mrs. Kamalini H. Bhansali: Vice-Chairperson/Trustee

Mrs. Mala Goenka: Hon. Secretary/Trustee

Mrs. Kallolini P. Hazarat: Member Trustee

 

The Management Committee

Mr. Madhav L. Apte: Vice-Chairperson

Mrs. Kamalini H. Bhansali: Vice-Chairperson

Mrs. Mala Goenka: Hon. Secretary

Mr. C. V. Kothari: Hon. Treasurer/Member

Mrs. Anjali Laud: Jt. Hon. Secretary/Member

Mrs. Kallolini P. Hazarat: Member

Mr. K. Ramkrishna: Member

Mrs. Meena S. Deshpande: Member

Mr. Ramesh D. Chandak: Member

Mr. Sanjiv Navangul: Member

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Our Academic Programme

At the Victoria Memorial School, we are committed to helping our visually impaired students, most of them from low-income families, to grow and flourish in a nurturing environment

Centre for Special Needs

The VMS Learning Centre
Nurturing children with special needs

The VMS Learning Centre was established in June 1999 in collaboration with the Centre of Special Education at SNDT Women’s University. The centre offers interactive learning programmes to support the development of children with special needs.

The VMS Learning Centre’s facilities are open to all individuals with special needs and help children learn subjects like English, Mathematics, Environment Studies, General Science, Social Sciences and Computers.

Centre for Life Skills

The VMS-Vijay Merchant Centre for Life Skills and Development.
Where children with special needs grow into self-reliant adults

 

The VMS-Vijay Merchant Centre offers specialised therapies and training in life-skills, to any child with special needs. Our faculty members draw on years of extensive experience in special needs education, behavioural therapy, speech therapy, yoga and dance therapy to help children achieve their potential, and grow into emotionally secure, socially confident individuals. The Centre is open to any child or adult with special learning needs.

VMSB Star Students

  • Sunil Soni

    Assistant at the Reserve Bank of India

    "I am proud I could get a job in such a prestigious place,
    thanks to the help and support of the Victoria Memorial School."

  • Babu Surti

    Massage Therapist at Taj Land’s End

    "VMS gave me the skills to make a wonderful career for myself."

  • Deepak Kamble

    Musician with Rangat Production of India

    "My passion and my vocation both came to me thanks to my music training at VMS."

  • Arun Shirapure

    Massage Therapist at MIG Club

    "A life I could never have dreamt of, was made possible because of the training I received at VMS."

  • Manish Kataria

    Telephone Operator with Bank of Baroda

    "I feel confident in my job, secure in my life. VMS gave me a helping hand and the self-esteem to stand on my own."